At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Join the Jacobs Graduate Development Program (GDP) and help shape better environments, communities and societies. Bring your passion, creativity and ambition — and together, we’ll create lasting change.
Our two‑year Graduate Development Program is designed to accelerate your growth as you begin your Jacobs career. Through blended learning, mentoring, progress reviews and networking, you’ll build capability across four key areas: human skills, consulting skills, championing our strategy, and developing your personal passions.
You’ll tailor your learning journey to your interests, career goals and technical strengths — creating a graduate experience that’s uniquely yours. Much of your development will come through real project work, supported by your manager and mentor to ensure you gain the experiences that matter most.
The Graduate Development Program isn’t just a steppingstone — it’s a launchpad. You’ll gain the tools, exposure and support to unlock your potential, working on meaningful projects and collaborating with industry leaders to deliver solutions to complex challenges.
Join us and you’ll have the chance to work on world class projects as part of our Tunnelling and Ground Engineering business.
Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of technical and management services, offering a full spectrum of consultancy support to commercial, government and industrial clients. As part of that support, Jacobs has developed one of the leading and longest-standing tunnel and ground engineering consultancy capabilities in the UK and Ireland, with around 400 staff delivering practical, innovative and sustainable solutions to ground-related problems.
We seek graduates from a range of geoscience and engineering disciplines including, Engineering Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, Seismic Hazard and Earthquake Engineering, Geomorphology and Geohazard Risk Assessment, Geophysics, Structural Geology and Hydrogeology, to contribute to our diverse and exciting projects. For example, as a structural geologist you might use geological and geophysical data to characterise subsurface sites for nuclear waste and CO2 storage, whereas in your role as an engineering geologist, you could help define the ground conditions for on some of the world’s largest infrastructure projects.
We are looking for a graduate to join our team based in * who has the passion and drive to add value and shape positive solutions for major projects across the world.
The successful person will join a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects and international opportunities. You will work as part of a diverse and highly skilled team of specialists, providing support and advice to the wider Jacobs business and clients. There will be opportunities for a broad range of responsibilities and roles within the Tunnelling and Ground Engineering team aimed at developing your career.
The start date for this position is before September 2027.
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